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CVE-2026-77001NVD status: Deferred

Social Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics…: Improper Authentication

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CVE-2026-77001 is a critical-severity improper authentication vulnerability in Social Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics By SoClever, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected Social Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics By SoClever versions: 1.2.0 and earlier. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 51% of scored CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Check which version of Social Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics By SoClever you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
  2. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Social Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics By SoCleverSocial Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics By SoClever1.2.0 and earlierNot stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CISA (ADP).

Official description

The Social Login & Sharing buttons with Analytics By SoClever WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not perform any authentication, authorisation or nonce checks in one of its publicly accessible login handlers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to obtain a valid session as any existing user, including administrators. In the default case a session as the site's original administrator account is obtained without needing to know any account details at all.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use an authentication framework or library such as the OWASP ESAPI Authentication feature.

More Improper Authentication vulnerabilities (CWE-287)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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